Forced CU Robbery Alleged

Published April 24, 2007, 7:51 p.m. EDT

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Updated August 27, 2020, 1:55 a.m. EDT

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JACKSON, Miss. – Bond was set Monday at $250,000 for a Jackson man arrested in Ridgeland on Friday following a possible carjacking, kidnapping and armed robbery. Twenty-year-old Markeith Smith was arrested after fleeing an attempted robbery at the Members Exchange CU, where he allegedly had kidnapped a young member, then forced the member to go to the credit union and withdraw cash. However, the victim alerted a credit union employee of the scheme. An alleged accomplice has not be arrested.

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